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water closet

noun

Definition of water closet

as in bathroom

a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste the first house in town to have an indoor water closet

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Recent Examples of water closet The expansive primary bathroom is a destination unto itself, designed as a serene retreat with two generous walk-in closets, dual showers and water closets, and a luxurious soaking tub. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The frankly enormous soaking tub in black-and-white tile and equally capacious steam shower share the room, though the toilet sits in a private water closet. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 My two-story townhouse measured 968 square feet and had two bathrooms — the upstairs one had a soaking tub, dual sinks, a walk-in shower, and water closet. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026 The ensuite bathroom has heated floors, a marble shower, two private water closets, dual walk-in closets and a laundry room. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for water closet

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To help your cat adjust, start them in a small space with minimal exposure like a bathroom, Dresser and Butler suggested.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, a series of clients booked him to renovate the kitchens and bathrooms of high-end Manhattan apartments, and Krohn used his free time to restore his own Clinton Hill brownstone a few blocks away on Dekalb Avenue.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bathroom

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Aside from the accessible play structures and equipment, Empowerment Park has group picnic and BBQ areas, community garden beds, accessible off-street and disabled parking, shade structures and self-cleaning restrooms.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
As the night wore on, Hurtado’s wife began to feel ill and went into the restroom shortly before the club was set to close.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of restroom

Noun

This looks quite snug – some compromises have to be made somewhere – and includes a vanity sink, a flushing toilet, and a walk-in shower.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Bathrooms are equipped with rain showers, motion-sensing Toto toilets, and soaking tubs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

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